On their blog, Compass & Fork, Mark and Elizabeth bring food and culture from around the world, straight to you. As empty nesters, they now have the time to travel at a more leisurely pace and visit a country in a different way than they might on just a quick weekend trip. Their goal is to experience a country more like a local than a tourist.  Together they have traveled to over 50 countries, worked in about 10, and have a wish list of places still to go a mile long!

Pamela McKuen is a baby boomer who travels with style. She’s a Chicago-based freelance journalist who specializes in travel, home and fashion. Favorite experiences include swimming with whale sharks in Cancun, fishing for piranha in the Amazon River, and viewing the annual sandhill crane migration in Nebraska. Read more from Pamela on her blog, All The Write Places.

Donna Janke is a writer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her interest in travel started as a child when books transported her around the world, and grew as she explored the world in person. Her life as a travel writer began after she retired from a professional career in information technology. Donna loves discovering the unique character of places, near and far, and writing to inspire others in their travels. Her travel stories have been published in several outlets, and tend to focus on culture, history, nature, art, architecture, and food. She also shares her travel discoveries on her blog, Destinations Detours and Dreams, using a combination of narrative, photography, personal reflection all with an eye for detail.